Screwpiles: The Forgotten Lighthouses

A cknowledgements Screwpiles: The Forgotten Lighthouses is a unique blend of archival research and cultural journalism that tells the story of an almost forgotten era of coastal history. In addition to “The Screwpile Team” of Larry Saint, Karla Smith, John H. Sheally II, and Phyllis Speidell, scores of other people have shared their time, memories, expertise, and financial backing to see this book become a reality. We appreciate all their contributions and applaud their enthusiasm in wanting this story told. Our Sponsors Carolyn & Dick Barry Crofton Industries Jean Hodges Ron & Tina Pack Jane & Dwight Schaubach Smithfield Station Suffolk River Heritage, Inc. Jim & Elizabeth Turner Our Supporters Nancy Saint (Mrs. Larry Saint), Smithfield, Virginia, for her patient support, from the building of the Nansemond River Lighthouse model through the many hours of meetings, research, and writing. J. Robert Burnell, artist, Portsmouth, Virginia, for his support and his kind permission to include his art in the book. Harry Franklin, Jr., artist. Candice Clifford, U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian, and researchers at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Dorothy Davis, a reader, an advisor, and moral support from the inception of the project. Laura Gladden, Hampton Roads Giclée, who formatted the map and converted drawings and paintings into usable digital images. Suffolk River Heritage, Inc.

Our Storytellers Rick Andrews, Bayside Joinery, Mathews, Virginia John W. Ballard III, Gladstone, Virginia Becky Foster Barnhardt, Head of History & Genealogy, Mathews Memorial Library, Mathews, Virginia

Geneva Brooks Brandal, Phoebus, Virginia Cindy Hudgins Brizzolara, Honolulu, Hawaii Anne Jennings, Camden, North Carolina Gene Cooke, Richmond/Virginia Beach, Virginia

Sarah Downing, Archivist, Western Region, State Archives of North Carolina Thomas D. Edwards, Director of Gwynn’s Island Museum, Gwynn’s Island, Virginia

Willard and Thelma Forbes, Portsmouth, Virginia Richard “Dickie” Foster, Virginia Beach, Virginia Harry Franklin, Jr., Lansdale, Pennsylvania Megan Landry Gardner, Portsmouth, Virginia Margaret Gerard, Virginia Beach, Virginia Tim Harrison, Editor, Lighthouse Digest Gwynn Henderson, Mathews, Virginia James O. “Ollie” Hudgins, Deltaville, Virginia Norton Hurd, Deltaville, Virginia Anne Jennings, Camden, North Carolina

Alex and Sandra Leary, Shiloh, North Carolina Buddy Martin family, Chesapeake, Virginia Nancy Nicholls, Edenton-Chowan County Tourism Development Authority Ron and Tina Pack, Smithfield, Virginia Madison Phillips, Edenton, North Carolina Commander William “Bill” C. Remick (RET), Norfolk, Virginia Anne Rowe, Edenton, North Carolina Harry Thomas “Tom” Serres, Las Vegas, Nevada

Nancy Skinner, Virginia Beach, Virginia Tom Stevenson, Virginia Beach, Virginia Jim Yandle, Chesapeake, Virginia

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